Odisha General Knowledge

1.

Under which among the following treaties, the British East India Company secured the Diwani right of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa ?
[A] Alinagar
[B] Faizabad
[C] Allahabad
[D] Benaras

Allahabad Treaty of Allahabad ( 16 August 1765), it was the outcome of the Battle of Buxar (1764). Robert Clive (Governor General of Bengal) made a separate treaty with Mughal Emperor Shah Alam II and Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-daullah. A/c to this treaty, Mughal Emperor granted Fiscal Rights (Diwani) to the East India Company at Bengal, Bihar and Orissa.

2.

Which among the following was the first establishment of Dutch in current territories of Odisha?
[A] Calcutta
[B] Chinsura
[C] Pippli
[D] Balasore

Pippli Pippli was the first place where the Dutch had established themselves in current territories of Odisha. It was soon abandoned for Balasore.

3.

Gahirmatha marine wild sanctuary is home to which of the following endangered species?
[A]Dolphins
[B]Olive Ridley sea turtles
[C]Salt Crocodiles
[D]None of the above

Karavela Hathigumpha inscription at Udayagiri caves is the main source of information about Kalinga ruler Kharavela. This inscription, consisting of seventeen lines has been incised in deep cut Brahmi script.